The projectors are ready to roll for this year’s Eastern Oregon Film Festival in La Grande, Oregon for the second year. A lot has evolved since last year’s grassroots start-up with screenings held upstairs of Mt. Emily Ale House. This year expect all screenings at the historic Granada Theater in downtown La Grande. EOFF will take over the large screen October 21st, 22nd, & 23rd and force-feed you films you would not otherwise have an opportunity to see here. We are talking blow-your-mind, creative, smart, innovative, intense, emotional, breath-consuming, award-winning films fresh from Sundance, Cannes, Berlin International, and South by Southwest, as well as some local gems.
The Line-Up
This year’s opening night highlights Banksy’s “Exit Through the Gift Shop”>, which had Entertainment Weekly saying:
“An exhilarating hall-of-mirrors look at what happens when global art fame turns anonymous, artists become objects, fans turn into artists, and the whole what’s-sincere-and-what’s-a-sham spectacle is more fun than art was ever supposed to be.”
“Exit Through the Gift Shop” will be the opening night feature film (proceeded by a short entitled “We Are Croissan’wich“) and will start at 7:00p.m. The opening night films will be followed by a Coffee & Pie (True Romance reference) party at White House Coffee. Music will be provided by Boise’sHillfolk Noir. There will be a $5.00 cover charge for non Festival-Pass holders – but guaranteed to be worth the Abe Lincoln.
Friday, October 22 plan to start your movie-marithon at 12:50 P.M. with a returning director/actress combo from the west side of the state. Ray Nomoto Robinson’s “The Bag” starring Marlyn Mason (watch a D-sandwich Interview from last year) will be the short to kick things off. The Bag will be followed by another returning director, Kentucker Audley with his new feature “Open Five“. After the feature plan to interact with Kentucker via Skype live from Memphis. This will be the first of a few Q & A’s with the filmmakers. This interactive component of the festival will lend to efforts to bring internationally known filmmakers to the area in future years....
VIEW THE FULL LINE-UP and COMPLETED ARTICLE at http://lagrandelife.com/2010/10/eastern-oregon-film-festival-takes-the-screen-october-21-23/